Jones County, South Dakota facts for kids

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U.S. county
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Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota
South Dakota's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
Founded	1916 (created) January 15, 1917 (organized)
Named for	George Wallace Jones
Seat	Murdo
Largest city	Murdo
Area
• Total	971 sq mi (2,510 km2)
• Land	970 sq mi (2,500 km2)
• Water	1.2 sq mi (3 km2)  0.1%
Population  (2020)
• Total	917
• Estimate  (2021)	879
• Density	0.9444/sq mi (0.3646/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	At-large

Jones County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 917, making it the least populous county in South Dakota. Its county seat is Murdo. Created in 1916 and organized in 1917, it is the most recently established county in South Dakota.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 971 square miles (2,510 km²), of which 970 square miles (2,500 km²) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²) (0.1%) is water.

Major highways

• Interstate 90
• U.S. Highway 83

Adjacent counties

• Stanley County, South Dakota - north
• Lyman County, South Dakota - east
• Mellette County, South Dakota - south
• Jackson County, South Dakota - southwest
• Haakon County, South Dakota - northwest

National protected area

• Fort Pierre National Grassland (part)

Demographics

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 1,006 people, 458 households, and 280 families in the county. The population density was 1.0 inhabitant per square mile (0.39/km²). There were 589 housing units at an average density of 0.6 per square mile (0.23/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.6% white, 2.0% American Indian, 0.4% Pacific islander, 0.1% black or African American, 0.0% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.3% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 48.8% were German, 15.9% were Irish, 10.2% were Norwegian, 9.0% were Dutch, and 1.9% were American. In terms of ancestry in 2016, 39.1% were of German, 14.3% were of Irish, 13.9% were of Norwegian, 11.4% were of Dutch, 6.4% were of English, 6.2 were of French.

Of the 458 households, 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 38.9% were non-families, and 35.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.86. The median age was 46.9 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $49,464 and the median income for a family was $56,589. Males had a median income of $33,021 versus $27,115 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,630. About 6.6% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.7% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

City

• Murdo (county seat)

Town

• Draper

Census-designated place

• Okaton

Unincorporated community

• Capa

Townships

The county is divided into thirteen townships:

Unorganized territories

The county contains four areas of unorganized territory:

• Central Jones
• North Jones
• Rich Valley
• Westover

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Jones (Dakota del Sur) para niños